Isiah

Last seen for girls in 2003 at #15,784 · #1,477 for boys in 2025, 120 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1894 · 43 births
Debut · boys
20 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
24,710
since 1880

Isiah over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Isiah has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024peak #268, 1894boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#1,477120
2024—#1,308149
2023—#1,397132
2022—#1,330141
2021—#1,339138
2020—#1,353131
2019—#1,214157
2018—#1,139169
2017—#1,126170
2016—#1,020197
2015—#1,089179
2014—#1,057187
2013—#816266
2012—#776293
2011—#639366
2010—#589424
2009—#535497
2008—#443635
2007—#446627
2006—#405730
2005—#387742
2004—#383712
2003#15,7845#364734
2002—#357746
2001—#336822
2000—#343797
1999—#341781
1998—#348768
1997—#345741
1996#11,8076#365658
1995—#463488
1994—#539360
1993—#570323
1992—#512392
1991—#467449
1990—#433511
1989—#465409
1988—#526302
1987—#640205
1986—#877107
1985—#777130
1984—#796120
1983—#858104
1982—#831114
1981—#90098
1980—#1,13364
1979—#1,17759
1978—#1,12161
1977—#1,15857
1976—#1,12357
1975—#1,09459
1974—#1,15151
1973—#1,12353
1972—#1,12952
1971—#1,19947
1970—#1,23845
1969—#1,02756
1968—#89864
1967—#81877
1966—#87070
1965—#1,02052
1964—#79290
1963—#92965
1962—#89672
1961—#87077
1960—#94464
1959—#756101
1958—#728105
1957—#750100
1956—#79687
1955—#700109
1954—#722100
1953—#71799
1952—#660109
1951—#693102
1950—#69597
1949—#640114
1948—#608125
1947—#647113
1946—#592117
1945—#65784
1944—#559118
1943—#615105
1942—#64298
1941—#59799
1940—#66783
1939—#565102
1938—#60995
1937—#63785
1936—#577100
1935—#62788
1934—#68279
1933—#59196
1932—#570108
1931—#565108
1930—#599103
1929—#524123
1928—#554121
1927—#591110
1926—#533130
1925—#539129
1924—#538138
1923—#513140
1922—#534138
1921—#583118
1920—#551123
1919—#494145
1918—#532130
1917—#59998
1916—#65081
1915—#58096
1914—#483101
1913—#58656
1912—#43979
1911—#39552
1910—#32956
1909—#33448
1908—#36539
1907—#35139
1906—#40029
1905—#34635
1904—#39028
1903—#34631
1902—#37328
1901—#43319
1900—#31944
1899—#40221
1898—#36029
1897—#36027
1896—#33831
1895—#30535
1894—#26843
1893—#31231
1892—#30337
1891—#32527
1890—#30232
1889—#46416
1888—#30235
1887—#29432
1886—#36922
1885—#33226
1884—#36024
1883—#33724
1882—#32428
1881—#33224
1880—#38120
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Isiah was already there! It came in at #381, and was given to 20 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.

Where Isiah is popular in 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMNIllinois: #935 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,275 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedWIMichigan: #738 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,442 boysMINew York: #1,839 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,296 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedINOhio: #936 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,586 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #1,016 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,986 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,451 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 15,022 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedUTColorado: #839 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,224 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedKSArkansas: #561 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,506 boysARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #1,294 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,229 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #778 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,936 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedALGeorgia: #863 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 5,112 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Isiah, so not publishedHITexas: #1,439 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 13,753 boysTXFlorida: #1,367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 11,955 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#561 · 1 in 2,506
  2. Michigan#738 · 1 in 4,442
  3. Louisiana#778 · 1 in 3,936
  4. Colorado#839 · 1 in 5,224
  5. Georgia#863 · 1 in 5,112

Best ever in a state: #84 in South Carolina, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#56151 in 2,506
Michigan#73891 in 4,442
Louisiana#77851 in 3,936
Colorado#83951 in 5,224
Georgia#863101 in 5,112
Illinois#93581 in 6,275
Ohio#93681 in 6,586
New Jersey#1,01651 in 7,986
North Carolina#1,29451 in 10,229
Florida#1,36781 in 11,955
Texas#1,439131 in 13,753
California#1,451121 in 15,022
New York#1,83951 in 17,296
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Isiah
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 169 spots since 2024 (#1,308 → #1,477)
  • 124 spots since 2020 (#1,353 → #1,477)
  • 388 spots since 2015 (#1,089 → #1,477)
  • Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1987 (#877 → #640)
  • Biggest drop: 241 spots in 2014 (#816 → #1,057)
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1894 at #268 (43 births)
  • Births halved by 1899, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 121 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 121 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,364
  • Highest: 1 in 2,364 boys born in 2001 were named Isiah (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 14,234 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #268 in 1894, was only 1 in 2,692 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 28.5% of all boys named Isiah (7,042) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s251#294 (1887)#350
1890s313#268 (1894)#328
1900s340#319 (1900)#366
1910s894#329 (1910)#509
1920s1,270#513 (1923)#546
1930s964#565 (1931)#602
1940s1,056#559 (1944)#622
1950s1,009#660 (1952)#722
1960s687#792 (1964)#906
1970s541#1,094 (1975)#1,151
1980s1,653#465 (1989)#780
1990s5,471#341 (1999)#438
2000s7,042#336 (2001)#400
2010s2,408#589 (2010)#947
2020s811#1,308 (2024)#1,367

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Isiah in 2024

boys
#1,308
149 births · 1 in 11,563 boys

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #1,308Isiah149
More about 2024

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 11,563 of them was named Isiah, which outranked 90.8% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Isiah
  1. #1,303Jakobe150
  2. #1,303Krishiv150
  3. #1,303Santi150
  4. #1,308Isiah149
  5. #1,308Dale149
  6. #1,308Malakhi149
  7. #1,308Norman149
  8. #1,314Deon148
  9. #1,314Kross148
  10. #1,314Osvaldo148

Tied with 5 names at #1,308; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2024 →